I was watching a video on the Wilhelm Gustloff when I just learned in the comments that the guy from The Young and the Restless was among the survivors of the sinking:

TIL the actor Eric Braeden who portrayed John Jacob ...

The video in question:

Sinking of MV Wilhelm Gustloff | How 9000 Drowned

In a case of pure coincidence, Eric Braeden would later play John Jacob Astor IV in James Cameron’s Titanic and someone did brought up the fact that his reaction to the glass dome collapsing was of genuine fear.

His autobiography on Amazon:

I'll Be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led M...

The Deadliest Disaster at Sea Killed Thousands, Yet ...

MV Wilhelm Gustloff - Wikipedia